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Life is StrangevsNancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Life is Strange leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes leans harder on reads: Suspects are scripted, no mind to out-predict

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes leans harder on optimization: Working through fixed puzzle logic and clue chains is the game

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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